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Chia-Chi Y, Chieh-Yi K, Hsing-Chun T, Ming-Ting C, Meng-Chen T, et al. (2018) Consecutive Successful Pregnancies after Conservative Management of Early Stage Endometrial Carcinoma. Clin Med Rev Case Rep 5:233. doi.org/10.23937/2378-3656/1410233

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CASE REPORT | OPEN ACCESS DOI: 10.23937/2378-3656/1410233

Consecutive Successful Pregnancies after Conservative Management of Early Stage Endometrial Carcinoma

Chia-Chi Yen1, Chieh-Yi Kang1, Hsing-Chun Tsai1, Ming-Ting Chung1, Meng-Chen Tsai2 and Yung-Chieh Tsai 1,3,4*

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

2Pathology Center, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

3Department of Sports Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan

4Department of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract

Endometrial cancer is one of the most frequent gynecological cancers in women. According to a recent national survey, endometrial cancer has increased rapidly in the past 30 years in Taiwan and the incidence of endometrioid adenocarcinoma has increased more and more quickly in younger age. Although total hysterectomy is usually recommended to eradicate the malignant lesion, this procedure may not be suitable for a young nulliparous woman, especially when the endometrial cancer is early stage. We report a case of consecutive successful pregnancies by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) after conservative management of early stage endometrial carcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first such case ever been reported in Taiwan. We believe this case will be very encouraging to younger women with early stage endometrial cancer.